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TMZ tagged Eddie Money at LAX and got him to listen to an airport employee sing. He said maybe she should be on stage and they (him and the camera dude) should be working at the airport.

Source: TMZ

Blur bassist Alex James isn’t fond of legends still going out on stage and entertaining the masses. In fact, he’s accusing guys like Mick Jagger and Robert Plant of pretending to be teenagers. “There are rumors of “Led Zeppelin” getting back together, and nobody really wants to hear their f**king new record, do they?” he tells the Mirror in an interview. “They want to listen to ‘Stairway to Heaven.’ How old were they when they did ‘Stairway to Heaven’? Like 20 or something? And how old are they now,? They are f**king 70.”

Source: Mirror

Def Leppard has teamed up with Rock & Brews Restaurants and Seattle-based Elysian Brewing Company to introduce Def Leppard Pale Ale. “I love craft beer—it’s the indie side of the beer industry. You get the rock ‘n’ roll and the creative, and it tastes amazing. We can’t wait for our fans to try it,” lead singer Joe Elliot says in a statement, “Rock & Brews celebrates everything that is rock and roll and is the perfect place for fans to indulge themselves with a cold Def Leppard Pale.” Rock & Brews will be the first restaurant brand in the United States to offer Def Leppard Pale, and to celebrate they are offering fans a chance to win tickets to see Def Leppard on tour this year, as well as a trip for two to see the band in Los Angeles on October 7^th.Source: Def Leppard

Guns N’ Roses have broken a record that is usually reserved for today’s pop stars. The band just passed one billion views on YouTube, a first for a rock band. “November Rain” is also the first video from the 90s to reach such a milestone, according to Forbes. The video cost $1.5 million to make back in 1992 and averaged nearly 560,000 views a day throughout 2017. Of the views in 2018, 83%, are coming from outside the US, mainly from Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina. As far as other videos from the 90’s go, The Cranberries’ “Zombie” is the second-most viewed (739 million views) followed by Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (727 million views).Source: Forbes

A new documentary focusing on David Bowie’s early career is reportedly set to air next year, according to fan site David Bowie News. The documentary, which is currently in production, is a prequel to the documentaries “Five Year” and “The Last Five Years,” which previously aired on BBC. The new will apparently be titled “David Bowie: The First Five Years.”Source: David Bowie News